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Geotrygon

Reptilia - Columbiformes - Columbidae

Taxonomy
Geotrygon was named by Gosse (1847). It is extant.

It was assigned to Columbinae by Wetmore (1956); and to Columbidae by Morgan (1994) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Geotrygon Gosse
1933Oreopeleia Lambrecht p. 603
1956Geotrygon Wetmore p. 82
1994Geotrygon Morgan p. 468
2017Geotrygon Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderPsittacimorphae
orderColumbiformesLatham 1790
familyColumbidae
genusGeotrygonGosse 1847

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Geotrygon Gosse 1847
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Geotrygon chrysia Bonaparte 1855 [Key West quail-dove]
†Geotrygon larva Wetmore 1920
Geotrygon montana Linnaeus 1758 [ruddy quail-dove]
Geotrygon mystacea Temminck 1811 [bridled quail-dove]
Invalid names: Oreopeleia Auctior [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: granivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:33:24
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:14:09
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Naka 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands G. chrysia (209851)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas Oreopeleia chrysia (194589)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) G. chrysia (144649 194588 194590)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic G. sp. (194485)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Haiti G. sp. (194483)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Puerto Rico Oreopeleia larva, Oreopeleia montana (194583)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico (Chiapas) G. montana (195047)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) G. chrysia (144662)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic G. sp. (194484)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Montserrat G. mystacea (194568 194569 194570)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Jamaica G. versicolor (215359)